Liliaceae
White fairy-lantern
Calochortus albus
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Calochortus
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- حشيشة الجميل, حشيشة الجمل
- Chinese
- 白花仙灯
- English
- White fairy-lantern
- German
- Weiße Mormonentulpe
- Hebrew
- עורב צבוע
Synonyms
- Calochortus albus var. paniculatus (Lindl.) Baker
- Calochortus albus var. rubellus Greene
- Calochortus englerianus Engl.
- Calochortus lanternus Davidson
- Cyclobothra alba Benth.
- Cyclobothra paniculata Lindl.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 6,037 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mike Heine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: David A. Krause, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elf, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nelson Balcar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Mark Bagdon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: lwelborn105, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: luci.evanston, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: C Fishtahler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.